Georgia prospects LB Adonis Thomas, OT Mike Horton commit to Gators

Central Gwinnett High linebacker Adonis Thomas committed to Florida over Alabama on Friday at his school.

Central Gwinnett High linebacker Adonis Thomas committed to Florida over Alabama on Friday at his school. (PHOTO COURTESY WOODY WOMMACK/RIVALS.COM)

Chris Hays | Florida RecruitingOrlando Sentinel

The Florida Gators pulled a page out of the UCF recruiting handbook Thursday and Friday and went they plucked a pair of commitments from Georgia high school football stars Adonis Thomas and Mike Horton.

Horton, a 6-foot-4, 310-pound offensive tackle from Atlanta's Lakeside High, committed Thursday and tweeted via his Twitter account, @big_mike247, "Thanks to the lakeside family and all my brothers. I am officially a Florida Gator. #GatorNation#ChompChomp Only gators get out alive!"

Thomas, the No. 10 outside linebacker in the country 247Sports.com composite rankings, committed following practice Tuesday at Lawrenceville (Ga.) Central Gwinnett High. The big, nearly 6-foot-4, 229-pounder caps a week of heavy recruiting activity out of UF that began with a flurry of decommitments, but ended with three straight pledges from top-notch prospects.

Thomas picked the Gators over Alabama, which is where he took his final recruiting visit before making his decision.

UF also received a pledge from Neptune Beach Fletcher wide receiver Kalik Jackson on Tuesday. The 6-foot-5, 200-pound Jackson, who is ranked No. 17 inthe Sentinel's 2015 Florida Top 100, pledged almost immediately after UF offered the big target. Last Friday, the Gators received a commitment from Ohio offensive lineman George Brown, giving them four in seven days. Brown is the second Ohio commitment of the class.

Florida now has it's numbers back up to 10 commitments for the 2015 class and with Thomas' plege, the Gators jumped 15 spots in the 247 team rankings to No. 25.